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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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How To Pump A Million And A Half Gallons Of Water Out Of Your Race Track: A $399.00 Harbor Freight Pump Vs. FLOODED Racetrack!

Ever wonder whether you can do a really big job with a relatively cheap tool? In this case the answer is a resounding YES YOU CAN! I mean if I needed to move a couple thousand gallons of water out of...

NHRA Has A New Title Sponsor: MISSION FOODS ENTERS MULTI-YEAR DEAL AS TITLE SPONSOR OF NHRA’S PREMIER PROFESSIONAL SERIES

It will come as no surprise to anyone who pays attention to NHRA Drag Racing that they are now going to be the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series. With huge integration in 2023 in the form of shootouts...

Will This Corvette RUN AND DRIVE 750 Miles After Being Forgotten For 20 Years? Derek Thinks He Can Make It Happen.

Derek is back at it, and he’s buying nothing but hard to start and drive cars and trucks that are far away from home. Because buying things close to home would be too easy and nowhere near as...

PONTIAC 350 VS PONTIAC 400-IS THERE A REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT? YES…IT’S CALLED BOOOOOOST!

Boost, boost, baby, it can be the great equalizer! So how about a Pontiac 350 vs 400 test? These two are both good engines, but the 400 is getting harder to find and the 350s are still around. So...

LS Fest East 2023: Car Feature – Mikie Smith’s Mighty Mouse – 1973 Datsun 1200 Deluxe

Even if you aren’t a particular fan of the LS engine, you have to love some of the creative swaps that you see at Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green Kentucky. It’s awesome and...

Is the COPO 632 the GREATEST Factory Drag Car Ever Built? With All The Amazing Cars To Come Out Of The Big Three Can This Be THE One?

I sometimes get crap from fellow enthusiasts for saying that newer muscle cars are “better” than older muscle cars. It’s funny, since most of the people that argue with me on this...

Barn Find!1938 Ford Hot Rod Pickup! OHV V8 Power!! Abandoned For 48 Years! Will It Run?!?

Mortske is back at it, with a bitchin old Ford truck that has been sitting for 48 years, and he’s going to see if he can make it run and drive again. 48 years is a long time, but this truck is...

Who Makes The Best Jump Starter In 2023? Or Are Jumper Cables Better? Let’s Find Out Which Is More Useful

When I grew up, you had jumper cables in the trunk or under the seat of every car you owned. You hoped that you were usually using them to help someone else, and not because your battery was dead,...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at VIR: Virginia International Raceway. The regular season wraps up & champions are crowned!

(Words by by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, began on the West coast at Thunderhill Raceway, back in...

Street Racing in the Midwest: 1320Video Shows Off A 1000hp Supra, A K-Swapped Mini, MONSTER EVO + MORE!

Earlier this week Kyle at 1320 Video made a Facebook post saying that he wished he appreciated what street racing was like 10 years go while he was in the middle of it. Not that street racing is good...

Customs 101: Bello’s Kustoms Puts A 1936 La Salle Grille On A 1936 Ford – Part 3: This Isn’t Just A Bolt On!

Here’s Part 3 of the La Salle grille swap, but if you missed Part 1 or 2 just use the link below to check it out too. This is one cool custom that the gang at Bellos Kustoms are putting together...

SMALL BLOCK 400-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK! HOW TO MAKE MORE HP WITH YOUR BIG-INCH SMALL BLOCK CHEVY

I’m a fan of a 400 cubic inch small block, because we have one in our ’66 Bel Air wagon and because it is the biggest Chevrolet Small-Block that you could get from the factory. But are...

Our Final Gallery Of Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: Drag Racing Action From The Duct Tape Drags At Tucson Dragway Continues!

Here’s our final gallery from the Duct Tape Drags, but if you missed any of the others, just click the link below! While all the extras that are going on during the Duct Tape Drags are cool,...

Big Money Bracket Racing: Great American USA $500K From Montgomery International Dragway – $40K Saturday

It’s $40,000 Saturday! Here’s another crazy money bracket race that is going to change someone’s life this weekend. But before the big money race on Friday, which pays $500,000 and...